TIRED! Please help

Natalie - posted on 02/28/2010

Thank you everyone for your responses. They were very helpful. I am giving up soda and sticking to water and healthy juices. I also have an appointment with my Dr to discuss other choices to help me feel better without medication other than the one i am currently taking. thank you again♥

Sarah - posted on 02/25/2010

i feel the same way. my son is almost 13months old and does not sleep through the night anymore! he'll wake up quite a few times through the night and the only way for me to get some sleep some times is to put him into bed with me.
i try to nap when he does .. but i still wake up feeling absolutely shattered and his routine has gone out of the window because he'll nap for 3hours and end up having his tea late and going bed late .. but i'm too knackered to wake him up earlier so the cycle continues.
he's also really active in the day time and i spend the day running after him and picking up after him as well as the general tidying up.
i work 2 days a week also.
i'm getting really down because i don't get out much anymore .. but i'm actually too tired to go out and have a break with friends. its hard!

Chloie - posted on 02/25/2010

Have u had ur iron levels checked, i had mine done cause im the same and it was 26 the lowest it should be is 30 so now i have to take ferrograd-c tablets to increase my iron then i should feel fine i am 22 n i have a 2yo and a 5 month old so u understand how important it is to feel at ur best.. Maybe u should get some from the chemist if u dont want to see the dr and give it try for a while. Low iron also decreases ur labido 2 :)

Requelle - posted on 02/25/2010

im always tired and sore im 21 and im taking multi vitamins to help give me energy it might help to drink fresh veggie and fruit juices what you eat plays a big roll in how you feel lots of healthy fresh food and vitamins help alot make sure your house is always getting natural sunlight throughout the day to make you feel better it might help it helps me feel a bit happier natural sunlight and healthy foods i used to be on zoloft but i didnt think it was helping to much so i opted for a more natural way to shake the blues im not suggesting at all that you stop taking thye medication but talk to your doctor about what you can do to help get more energy a natural way plenty of sleep is always good forget about housework for a day and rest up big if your son is almost two blooody hell you deserve a good day of rest hell two days is bettermake a playlist of fun songs and do a little dancing get a little boost of energy by getting those endorfens going good luck with everything and being tired is so natural when u are running around being a mum didnt someone say being a stay at home mum is equivilent to 3 full time jobs that could explain why you are tired good luck hope you feel better soon

Ashley - posted on 02/25/2010

Do you get enough iron in your diet? I had the same problem and asked my dr. They found out I was anemic, I started taking an iron pill every morning and it really did wonders for my energy, I didnt feel half as sluggish or out of things as I did before... my memory is even better and best thing of all I have the energy to get things done and spend time with my kids without feeling like I might drop at any moment LOL!
Just something you might want to look into!

Alyssa - posted on 02/24/2010

I feel like this all the time. Some days I have to force myself to get up and take care of my son. It's not that I don't want to its just I have no energy. I wasn't like this before I had my son. I was up walking all the time. Now I don't want to even get dressed to go to the store.

Sunny - posted on 02/24/2010

Im 21 with an almost 3 year old son who doesnt sleep and runs around all day, i feel like i get enough sleep and should have the energy to keep up with him but i was like u and felt tired all the time no matter how hard i tried. My doctor sent me to get a heap of blood tests and found i was servilely anemic as well as being very deficient in heaps of vitamins even though i though i was eating well, so may you should see if you are as well. I still get tired now but i know its when im ment to be tired now!

Carrissa - posted on 02/24/2010

Yes, its just a part of being mommy. It sucks... but hell.. its worth it aint it? I wouldnt use meds to help it if i were you unless the doctor truly thinks you need them and even then i would get a second or third opinion cuz really.. being a mom is like everyone always says... its the hardest job in the world but its the most gratifying as well... i know your tired as we all are. Keep your chin up. every day is a new day .... some day the schudle in him will get better... i have a 3 month old and i feel just the same and probably will for quite a many years (probably 18+) from now!!! Just keep doing what your doing!

Holly - posted on 02/24/2010

The worst thing you can do is spend a lot of time alone or laying around. I was focusing so much mental energy into how tired and sad I was that I wasn't going anywhere. Get out into different groups. It will give your son friends and make you feel better. Plus it will wear him out. The more you sit around the more tired you feel. It sounds stupid but exercise actually gives you more energy. Good luck, stay strong.

Casi - posted on 02/24/2010

You are so totally quoting my life! I am 19 and my son is almost 9 months and i feel like that nearly all day every day. I am currently on prozac and it seems to help me some but is still feel worn down all the time. I understand the not wanting to seen as lazy thing. I fell the same way, i dont want to do anything bc i have no ambition but i dont want to be lazy or seen as lazy.

Louise - posted on 02/24/2010

i had my son with i was 17 and is now nearly 21, hes really active like the sounds of your son and im always tired too, he gets up at 7am but has a long nap in afternooon 1-5 which i have to stay awake while he sleeps or else ica nt get to sleep in the night time then damien my son will then go to sleep at bout 9-10ish, he doesnt stop while hes awake even tried tiring him out by bouncing on the bed but he can do that forever,

my mum gave me some ood helping tips about how to calm them down as if they are running ragged then itl stresses you out and then that can make you tired! she told me to make him do more sit down things and more mind things with him if that makes any sence?? and it did work for me! also as wierd as it sounds i ate alot of cerial as that has iron in it and that made a quite alot of difference to how i was feeling =)

BUTTTT

i just wunt give a monkeys what ppl think! if you want to sleep when he is go for it! whats it matter to them what you are doing, just do anything what makes you feel better longs your house is clean and everything is in order it just doesnt matter hunny =) xxx